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Elkem closes head office due to 'confirmed' coronavirus case
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Temporary closure of Oslo-based HQ not expected to impact the company's operations

Application: Kraiburg TPE compounds for protective headset
Added: 9 Mar 2020
TPE claimed to offer soft-touch features, "outstanding adhesion" and high mechanical properties

Bridgestone Americas overhauls executive team
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Two new positions defined as company strengthens focus on mobility solutions

Hannover Messe 2020 postponed amid coronavirus fears
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Scheduled to take place in late April, the event has been moved to mid-July, according to Deutsche …

4Jet acquires Hennecke Systems' tire inspection business
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Based on industrial image processing know-how, the technology enables optical 2D and 3D inspection …

Conti to cut costs in response to automotive downtrend
Added: 9 Mar 2020
Measures in addition to German group's 10-year restructuring programme

Apollo to cut 750 jobs as it 'refocuses' Dutch tire plant
Added: 6 Mar 2020
Production to centre on high-performance passenger-car and agricultural tires

Forbo profitability up despite lower sales
Added: 6 Mar 2020
Substantial projects were postponed indefinitely or reduced in scale in 2019, according to the Swis…

Rubber shares tracker: Stocks plunge
Added: 6 Mar 2020
Shares of almost all major rubber goods companies fell sharply over the six weeks to end of Februar…

Conti expects global car market decline to continue in 2020
Added: 5 Mar 2020
German automotive supplier anticipates third year of consecutive decline in the global car producti…

Continental’s rubber group stable in “declining" markets
Added: 5 Mar 2020
Segment posts small decrease in earnings despite 2.3% higher sales in 2019

Denka rubber sales drop, full year outlook down
Added: 5 Mar 2020
Coronavirus outbreak expected to weigh down on chloroprene rubber recovery

Tire Cologne 2020 to take place as planned
Added: 5 Mar 2020
Organisers to evaluate recommendations of authorities ahead of the show

Sumitomo Rubber eyes slight 2020 rebound after 2019 earnings drops
Added: 4 Mar 2020
Lower earnings linked to currency fluctuation and "intensified" competition

UK students develop tire particles capturing device
Added: 4 Mar 2020
Tyre Collective claimed to collect up to 60% of particles emitted from tire wear

Report: More than 30 injured in Lotte Chemical plant blast
Added: 4 Mar 2020
Unit reportedly accounts for 11.4% of the total South Korean butadiene supply

Global industrial rubber market to grow 5%
Added: 4 Mar 2020
Rising demand from the automotive industry to drive the growth over the next seven years

Goodyear unveils upgraded EV tire, non-pneumatic concept
Added: 4 Mar 2020
Second-generation EfficientGrip Performance EV tires claimed to deliver 50% longer life than first …

OECD says world economy at risk as Covid-19 spreads
Added: 3 Mar 2020
Global growth could drop to 1.5% in 2020 with the coronavirus "domino" outbreak

Australian motor trade body invests in tire recycler GDT
Added: 3 Mar 2020
Green Distillation Technologies raising €17 million to complete existing facilities, add more plant…